# Hazmat trucking software that keeps training, registration and shipping papers straight

> Hazmat trucking is the carriage of hazardous materials by highway under 49 CFR, and it is a paperwork trade as much as a driving one. Every hazmat employee must be retrained at least once every three years and trained within 90 days of a new job function. The carrier registers with PHMSA each year for $250 or $2,575 depending on size, and a written incident report is due within 30 days. Neurobird holds all of it against the driver and the load.

- URL: https://neurobird.com/hazmattrucking/
- Product: Neurobird Hazmat Trucking Compliance Platform
- Niche: hazmat trucking
- Buyer: hazmat carriers
- Status: in development, open for early access
- Updated: 2026-08-21

## What Neurobird Hazmat Trucking does

- Hold each hazmat employee's training against the three year cycle and the 90 day new hire window
- Keep the shipping paper, the emergency response information and the placards with the load record
- Track the annual PHMSA registration and its fee tier so the certificate is never the thing that lapses
- Run an incident from the 12 hour phone call to the 30 day written report without rebuilding the facts

## How it works

1. **Qualify the driver** Endorsement, training dates and the function trained for sit on the driver record, and the next due date is derived rather than diarised.
2. **Paper the load** Shipping paper, emergency response information and the placards applied are attached to the load, so the office copy and the cab copy are the same document.
3. **Report an incident once** The immediate telephone notice and the written report draw on the same record, so the 30 day filing is an export rather than an investigation.

## From the source material

> Each hazmat employee must receive training that provides an awareness of security risks associated with hazardous materials transportation and methods designed to enhance transportation security.

Source: 49 CFR 172.704, hazmat training requirements, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/172.704

## Industry context

- **$2,575** The annual hazmat registration fee for a registrant that is neither a small business nor a not for profit, for registration years 2014 to 2015 and later. (source: 49 CFR 107.612, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/107.612)
- **$250** The annual registration fee for a small business or a not for profit organisation, plus a $25 processing fee for each registration statement filed. (source: 49 CFR 107.612, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/107.612)
- **3 years** The maximum interval between hazmat training. Security training must also be repeated within 90 days if the security plan is revised mid cycle. (source: 49 CFR 172.704, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/172.704)
- **90 days** The window for training a new hazmat employee, or one who has changed job function, and the period a training record must be kept after employment ends. (source: 49 CFR 172.704, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/172.704)
- **12 hours** The outer limit for telephone notice to the National Response Center after a reportable incident, as soon as practical and no later than that. (source: 49 CFR 171.15, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.15)
- **30 days** The deadline for submitting a Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1, counted from discovery of the incident. (source: 49 CFR 171.16, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.16)

## Pricing

- Small carrier: $149 per month
- Fleet: $399 per month
- Bulk operator: $899 per month

## Questions

### What is a hazmat employee under 49 CFR?

It is anyone whose work directly affects hazardous materials transportation safety, which reaches well past drivers into loaders, packagers and the people who prepare shipping papers. Each one needs initial training within 90 days of the job starting and recurrent training at least once every three years.

### How much is the PHMSA registration fee?

For registration years 2014 to 2015 and later the annual fee is $250 for a small business or not for profit, and $2,575 for anyone else, with a $25 processing fee on each registration statement filed.

### Does this replace our TMS?

No. It sits beside it. The transport management system moves the freight. This holds the compliance object: which training is current, which paper rode with the load, which placards went on and what happened if something went wrong.

### What are the incident reporting deadlines?

A reportable incident needs a telephone notice to the National Response Center as soon as practical and no later than 12 hours, and a written report on DOT Form F 5800.1 within 30 days of discovery.

## Sources

- [49 CFR 172.704, hazmat training requirements](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/172.704)
- [49 CFR 107.612, amount of the registration fee](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/107.612)
- [49 CFR 171.15, immediate notice of certain incidents](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.15)
- [49 CFR 171.16, detailed hazardous materials incident reports](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.16)
- [49 CFR 172.800, transportation security plans](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/172.800)
- [49 CFR 177.817, shipping papers](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/177.817)

## Contact

- office@neurobird.com
- https://neurobird.com/